The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-11-30
RAILROAD MEETING.
Ao for Norrldeewock and UP River
RAILROAD NrrnNG WEI. Alm>prp.
INCREASING INTEREST ~ FiNmNa mt
nMIssING LINZ"
soNrnslf CuarNs ~ CW'Nta.

Trade aud eltllcnS, held III hfbhH ARMY
Hall, Saturday afternoon, in aeeardane,
with tho notice published in tAc htroHr
rR last week, wa, well attended and IN.
thusiastic.
Many of the prominent business men
Of this village were present. The attend
ance from up river towns, on account oi
the bad travelling, was not large but was
made up of gentlemen heartily in faNoi
of the proposed road Among them we
noticed Mr. Benz. Hilton and J. !. Parlin,
Esq, Of North Anson; Or c. y. Morrill,
and Messrs. b. p. J. Weston, - Emery,
u. X. Hobart, Warren Russell aud 4 ;,
c Hall of Madi~on; Mr. Henry Murphy
and J. H. Webster. Esq, o. Norrdec-
wock The travelling being extremely
bud and the weather uncomfortable and
threatning prevented gentlemen from
Solon and Bingham who contemplated al
tending the meeting, from being present.
The meeting was called to order b5
Pres Lewis Anderson who read the call
from the REPORTER, aud stated in brief
the object Of the meeting. Inviting FREE
aud full discussion of the matter by all
present, and called upon Hon. \. II.
Bixby who in response, in substance,
/ said
The object Of this meeting Is t. cun>id-
er the project Of building railroad from
! Skowhcean to Norridgewoek. 1t is only
| a question of time when this link must be
htf | hal =
est of all the towns above and Of Skow-
hogan that it be built nov; we need il;
the towns above US need it, and ii weuid
be to our mutual advantage BY building
from here to Norridgew0Ck, then uniting
our efforts with the Somerset road IN
pushing it up the river there would be
greater prospect of making con cotton
with the Canadian Pacific There is no
place in the county where live miles of
road would be built that would do 80
much 10 develop our resources As Ills
line. We have talked about 1t long
enough and it is now time to do some
thing in earnest,
j. j. Par!in, ESQ, said The link he
tween NorridgewoCk and SkoWhegau he
always said should be put in. 1t would
prevent the County Of Somerset from
ever being divided. Skowhegan is the
County hub" for Court, for business,
far most manufacturers. He spoke of the
inronvnninucn of cominp To Skowhenan
with teams in December and March terms
or Cont So far AZ he WAS informed.
the sentiment of his town, to a man, was
in favor of the road. The Somerset
Road was in favor of it the lumber inter
csts demand it, the Somerset road Is GO
ing up river to Bingham next summer,
sure He spoke of the work now being
done in the extension. They expect the
cars Ia RIM to Solon by .Juh ita. to Bing-
hmm carly in the autumn. and that tie
road will he nushed north to The Forks,
and so ultimately to the Canadian Pacific
stunt Aver. of the Somerset Railroad,
was present, and said that the road he
renrrsrntcd was interested in the road
and While il was too early to 90 into de-
tails and he was not authorized to make
bnt what the boar of directors would
give material aid and would operate the
line on n lease when built. if the company
building the rood desired it.
q, r. bachelor. Esq. said that the
nuestion was not whether the peoplc were
in favor of Tho road lie believed there
yos substantial unanimitv on this point
The main nnrstfon was where the money
was rominy from. and he asked Supt.
Aver what he thoupht of the proposition
of the Somerset rood taking this five
mill, niece of rond in with their np river
extensinn and issue bonds to cover the
hnildinp of This piece with the other ex-
tansinn
Mr. Aversaid he was not prepared nor
authorized to state in regard to this new
nronositi,n
Col A 4 Wil,les was in favor of the
ronte. Skowbepan has got to do some
thinn or no inft ont in the cold. He
tbonght the road could be built on either
sida If Tho riv,s. for az 600 prr mile:
thonobt il of vitN Importance to build
this road Ahnut 6,s nrst railroad survey
ina in Nain1 was th1 rnute ON the north
siIo from Skowberah to Norridpewock,
ond /, was n very feasible one. and easily
or construction
T. w Weston. Esq. Nonld he clad to
seq the road built. The Slion and lamb
war. lying down topethtC" and perhaps
II was the the time To moA. lie thought
hot not a LARGE amount cAuld he raised
in ms Skowhe@an to build theiroad. Skow-
hogan canital is now thoroughly en-
Moved bnt the road would be a great
rnnvpnience and ought to be bailt.
Il pJ Weston. of Madison, assured
the meeting that the people OH Madison
were earnestly in favor of {he road
otherwise he should not havd left his
business and come down to the meeting
,rhnre would he lively interest Nv all up
and down the river, especially tl& bust
ness interests. Upon the question of
raising money to build the road te sub
senuently said something could p Spbably
hn raised in Madison. If the roaA could
be built upon Jono:dde subscriptpn he
would himself subsc ribe $1,000.
DIR. c. ID. Morrill,, of Madison was
called upon aud said that the unaIh mous
sentiment of all interested seemeGto be
that this short bit of road should bf built.
He alluded to the feeling in the pant be-
tween Skowhegan and some towns west
and north, saving that this was happily
past. THE shadows murmur bu1the